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==Tennessee and Kentucky==
General Morgan and his 2,460 handpicked Confederate cavalrymen rode west from [[Sparta, Tennessee|Sparta]] in eastern [[Tennessee]] on June 11, 1863, intending to divert the attention of the [[Union Army|Union]] [[Army of the Ohio]] from Southern forces in the state. On [[June 23]], the Federal [[Army of the Cumberland]] began its operations against Gen. [[Braxton Bragg]]’s Confederate Army of Tennessee in what became known as the [[Tullahoma Campaign]], and Morgan decided to it was time to move northward.
On [[July 2]], hoping to disrupt Union communication lines, he rode into [[Kentucky]], where admiring citizens openly welcomed his cavalrymen. Crossing the rain-swollen [[Cumberland River]] at Burkesville, Morgan’s [[division (military)|division]] advanced to the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green River]], where it was deflected by a Union [[regiment]] at the [[Battle of Tebb’s Bend]] on [[July 4]]. Morgan soon surprised and captured the garrison at [[Lebanon, Kentucky|Lebanon]] before riding through [[Springfield, Kentucky|Springfield]], [[Bardstown, Kentucky|Bardstown]], and Garnettsville. Along the way, the Confederates endured several small skirmishes with Federals and Kentucky [[militia|home guard]] units. In a sharp fight near Lebanon, Federal troops killed Morgan’s brother Thomas.
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